there are still lots of players online. if you're new to it, it's actually pretty simple. you hope online and join session and just wait for the race to start. just like that.

I just got off myself after almost 20 races but today is the day of endurance races and time trials separated by team races but I am not too much into those. there was this buggy race day a couple days ago and man...I dominated those buggy noobs all day! I won so many buggy races in a row I lost count LOL.

» More server upgrades: Enhancing connectivity for all players and making the required changes to enable the release of the PS+ Edition and DRIVECLUB companion app. » Private lobbies: Development of Private Lobbies for Multiplayer is ongoing alongside development of server improvements."

Quite possibly the 2 best bits of news in that article, I've wanted private lobbies for a little while now (my brother needs to be taken down in a 1-on-1 lol) and quite a few others have requested it, glad to hear they have listened :)